Couple of things they really need to fix that they just keep dropping the ball on.
Hardware, why still USB. 2.0

More timely software updates. The fairphone 6 launched the same month as Android 16 but the Fairphone 6 took until March of 2026 to recieve an update to Android 16. Still waiting on Android 17 which was released last month. Waiting to see how they do on this next major update but 6 month lag time is not impressive.

Unfortunately it is one of the only phones that has a user replaceable battery and is easily repairable. I WANT to like this phone. Just fix the software and don't cheap out on wired things like connectivity standardards that literally would have added pennies to the cost.

Really wish this had DP Alt Mode, they removed it from the Fairphone 5th to the 6th and I wish this spec bump could readd it.

I respect it. But $650 is more than I'm willing to pay for a mobile device I'm guaranteed to drop numerous times.

I think I got my Pixel 4a for $300-400 years ago and it's still kicking ass. And I don't feel terrified when I drop it. Shave a couple hundo off this phone and I'll buy it.

It still has the 3.5mm headphone jack right ?

The lack of 4k 60fps video recording is a bummer for me personally.